Europe

The Together Bloc will register for the parliamentary elections scheduled in September; although fragmented two parties from the original five, representatives of the coalition say the team remains “integrated, competent, and professionally prepared”

The Princess Grace Hospital Centre officially unveiled its five‑year vision announcing Ambition 2025–2030, a transformative roadmap grounded in innovation, holistic care, and ecological responsibility

A new public outdoor Olympic-size swimming pool and an indoor 25-metre pool has opened on the outskirts of Ljubljana, built on the site of a popular pool shut down in 2007; the renovated venue includes multifunctional indoor sports hall and wellness area

An average of one drowning per day in the past two weeks has been reported by the Swedish Lifesaving Society, amid a growing number of people taking to swimming and bathing by summer temperatures and good weather

Construction on the biggest-yet North macedonia wind farm has begun; a €430 million investment by Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy near Stip, it will host 55 turbines generating 400 Megawatts of energy, enough for 100.000 households out of a total 580.000

Centrist, anti-corruption political party We Continue the Change is facing unprecedented challenges, with its key figures targeted by institutions, potentially leaving pro-Russian nationalists as the only ‘opposition’ left in Bulgaria

A Jubilee specifically dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers has been announced, coinciding with the opening days of the Youth Jubilee; the decision formally recognizes the digital environment as a true field of mission

The 30th anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces was celebrated with the mass funeral of seven more victims in a ceremony at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre

Over 70 wildfires have been extinguished in a single week, as heatwaves intensify across the Balkans; the 2025 wildfire season is testing both the region’s emergency responses and long-term planning, coordination and political will

The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, will start tomorrow with expected end before 27 July; at its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria

Octopus fishing vessels must remain in port during fishing seasons, starting from the northern border on July 17 down to 14 October; vessels licensed for shelter traps, cage traps, spearfishing that intend to suspend activities must notify the DGRM